verboten
ver·bot·en/ˌfəɹˈboʊt(ə)n/adjective
verboten is spelled V-E-R-B-O-T-E-N: 8 letters and 3 syllables (ver·bot·en). It appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 83,271st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, verboten means “(Strictly) forbidden or prohibited” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in verboten?
| Letters | 8: V-E-R-B-O-T-E-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: ver·bot·en |
| In writing | about once in every 8 million words; the 83,271st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is verboten?
Verboten appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 83,271st most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce verboten?
- UK /ˌvəˈbəʊtn̩/
- UK /fə-/
- US /ˌfəɹˈboʊt(ə)n/
Verboten has 3 syllables, split ver·bot·en in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-verboten.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with verboten?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as verboten from its last stressed vowel (/oʊtn/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
What does verboten mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
(Strictly) forbidden or prohibited.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does verboten come from?
Unadapted borrowing from German verboten (“banned, forbidden, prohibited”). Doublet of forbidden.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).